Richard Branson has been voted Britain's most admired business leader over the past five decades, in a poll of top bosses.
The Virgin tycoon was voted the runaway winner by a survey of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 chairmen, chief executives and chief financial officers, non-executive directors, lawyers, accountants and headhunters.
Sir Richard beat vacuum cleaner designer Sir James Dyson and the late Lord Weinstock, who built GEC into an electrical and engineering empire - both runners up in the poll published in today's The Sunday Times.
Dominic O'Connell, business editor of The Sunday Times, said: "This is the authentic insider's view on who has made the biggest impact on British business over the past five decades. We asked business leaders to rate their peers - and Branson came out on top by a good margin.
"He has his critics, but this is a tribute to his longevity, and his impact across a big number of industries."
The poll also showed a "marked predilection for industrialists".
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